Thread: Rethinking my tool of choice.

So I mentioned to a coworker about me using a shavette and learning wetshaving techniques etc. He expressed some interest and even mentioned wanting one of those old time razors (meaning a double edge safety razor) but had no idea what they where called or how to go about finding one. I educated him on the name and he promptly hitup amazon ordering a welshi 9306 to give it a try. I gave him a blade from my sampler pack of each brand that I'm using on the shavette. That, along with a few pointers like massaging in the cream, stretch the skin, finding the right blade angle etc... It was nice a nice feeling to pass along some things I have learned in the short time. After day one he was hooked. He now wants to use a long handle and while he had that being shipped he let me use the DE which to this point I had not tried. Man that was awesome! Such an easy shave, no doubt some of my learned experiences with the shavette carrying over. It was super quick, a very close shave with absolutely no irritation. And it was a cinch to hit up the hollows on my neck. As wrong as it was I even went out of my way to try and do bad with it using all the wrong angles and pressure which should have resulted in a cut or at the least irritation but it didn't. I had been working with the shavette to learn a straight without the worries of blade stropping, sharpness etc but the shavette has always felt dainty to me and brings out that bad habit of pressure for me. I've certainly gotten better since day one and now it takes me only 20 mins including prep to do a 3 pass shave as compared to my original hour but compared to the DE, under 5. I know that's a bit unfair given the learning curve with the straight but just wow! Still the nostalgia about using a full on straight appeals to me but I can certainly see some inpatients and laziness coming into effect after having tasted the DE especially when it comes to needing a quick shave. The whole experience has gotten me so conflicted now, I really enjoyed the DE. At the very least I have to order myself a DE which would allow me to do a quick pass in the morning before work as opposed to my current evening ritual shaving which doesn't always work out so well schedule wise.